[Nouvel Album] Arckanum

“Njørðr asked Þjazi, the wrathful rime-giant, on the behalf of all the gods for amends; peace between them. But Þjazi answered: ‘No amends – no peace!’ Next, darkness and mist hung over the horizon behind Þjazi and his brothers; and out of the darkness came the ferocious dog-headed giant-tribe of Beli, Þjazi’s allies. The gods now understood that war and darkness were upon them.”

Arckanum returns with the Soundtrack to Wintry Death of the Worlds, an invocation of the wrath from the world of ice. Shamaatae evokes snow-storms out of the bottomless depths of the underworld called Niflhel. They will come as furious rime-giants and sweep their icy scythes to reap all. This album is homage to the Old Norse giant called Þjazi. It is a reflection and an allegorization of Þjazi’s wrathful and god-adversary evocation, resulting in long and annihilating winters destined to wipe out all life. It is the beginning of Ragna Røk.

The noise and harmony of this album are resounding the acosmic rime-breath of Chaos; motivated to counteract the cosmos with destruction.

“When I have destroyed the worlds, the next one shall be free!” – Þjazi


Recorded in February 2009. Produced by Shamaatae. Mastering at Stage One Studio.
Set Teitan partakes on Þórhati, Þann Svartís, and Þrúðkyn.
Þrúðkyn is written and performed by Shamaatae and Set Teitan 2009.
Þjazagaldr is written and performed by Shamaatae; engineered and mixed by Joakim/Craft.
Cover artwork by Chadwick St. John for Shamaatae.
Artwork, photography, and layout by Shamaatae.

Album released by Debemur Morti Productions.

I wrote this album as a dedication to the wintry and icy powers of the underworld; to rise and sweep the world like a death-bringing scythe. This is my attempt to materialize the essence and power of the wrathful giant Þjazi, as I have understood his purpose. And his rime-breath speaks of the power of the eleven poisonous underworld rivers springing from Hvergelmir – and his mysterious galdr invoked is þ þ þ þ þ þ þ þ þ þ þ.

Here are some photos of places where I went to receive worldly inspiration:

Tracking down the wolf:

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